A colleague and friend of mine, Jamie Howard, wrote a short but interesting piece on trust. He called it Choosing Trust and you can find it here - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/choosing-trust-jamie-howard
What I found most interesting is the personal nature of it. Jamie was introspective, honest, and vulnerable all at the same time. I applaud him for the courage to share what many of us are feeling.
It’s a short read, so please take a look.
Extend Instead
But it also made me think about a different approach to it that I’ve used. I write about it in this blog post.
http://rgalen.com/agile-training-news/2014/7/17/what-comes-first-the-chicken-the-egg-or-trust
I personally think the key is EXTENDING trust. Unconditional trust. A good example of this is the film – Yes Man. And yes, I wrote about that one here.
http://rgalen.com/agile-training-news/2016/4/17/agile-leadersbe-a-yes-man
I’m not disagreeing with Jamie. I’m basically saying, Yes, And…and extending his thoughts ;-)
Wrapping Up
I want to thank Jamie for his courage in sharing. And for the inspiration! I also want to re-encourage all of us to aspire to the mindset of Yes, Man. Try it for a day, a week, or a month. It might be an interesting experiment for you to try…
Stay agile my friends,
Bob.